{"id":1198,"date":"2022-01-05T04:03:58","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T04:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/?p=1198"},"modified":"2022-01-05T04:06:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T04:06:05","slug":"whitney-lawrence-fuel-dragons-91-69-trouncing-of-bowling-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/?p=1198","title":{"rendered":"Whitney, Lawrence fuel Dragons&#8217; 91-69 trouncing of Bowling Green"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FB_IMG_1641349424066-1-1024x865.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1201\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FB_IMG_1641349424066-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/?attachment_id=1201#main\" class=\"wp-image-1201\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><strong>Warren Central swingman Chappelle Whitney (No. 21, white uniforms) scored 29 points to lead the Dragons to a 91-69 shellacking of Bowling Green High School in a KHSAA 14th District game on Tuesday night.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WARREN CENTRAL IMPROVES TO 10-1 WITH ROUT OF PURPLES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bowling Green High School coach DG Sherrill thought about his defensive game plan and gave all the credit to Warren Central&#8217;s Chappelle Whitney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;He&#8217;d had three 3-pointers all season, until tonight,&#8221; Sherrill said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whitney drained four of them in the first quarter alone and scored 29 points, 27 of them in a dazzling first half, as Warren Central rolled to a 91-69 victory over Bowling Green on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1004\" src=\"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220104_191154970_HDR-1024x1004.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1203\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220104_191154970_HDR.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/?attachment_id=1203#main\" class=\"wp-image-1203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220104_191154970_HDR-1024x1004.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220104_191154970_HDR-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220104_191154970_HDR-768x753.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220104_191154970_HDR-1536x1506.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220104_191154970_HDR-2048x2008.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><strong>Warren Central guard Jaiden Lawrence (#10) drives to the basket in the second half of the Dragons&#8217; 91-69 victory over Bowling Green High School on Tuesday night.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whitney hit 3-pointers from both sides of the court and challenged the Purples&#8217; defenders with drives to the basket. He was willing to share the wealth, too, as Warren Central had five players finish in double figures. The Dragons improved to 10-1 on the season, while Bowling Green dropped its third straight game, falling to 10-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warren Central coach Will Unseld said the Dragons are a versatile team on offense, but he&#8217;s hoping they&#8217;ll do a better job in finishing off an outmanned opponent down the stretch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s been a different guy for us, just about every night,&#8221; Unseld said. &#8220;This team has a lot of scorers. They all kind of believe in each other, but we took our foot off the gas in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Chappelle&#8217;s a confident kid. Lotta skills. He can shoot, he can dribble, he can pass the ball. He can do it all.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warren Central led 55-29 at halftime and cruised to victory over the course of the final two quarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220104_190950344_HDR-1024x776.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1202\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220104_190950344_HDR.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/?attachment_id=1202#main\" class=\"wp-image-1202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220104_190950344_HDR-1024x776.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220104_190950344_HDR-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220104_190950344_HDR-768x582.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220104_190950344_HDR.jpg 1449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><strong>Warren Central&#8217;s Omari Glover picks up a loose ball while Bowling Green&#8217;s Turner Buttry defends in the second half. Glover was one of five Dragons players to finish in double figures as Warren Central cruised to a 91-69 victory over the Purples.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whitney, however, had plenty of help from his friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;When we all come out, and start hitting shots, we&#8217;re going to be a tough team to beat,&#8221; Warren Central senior guard Jaiden Lawrence said. &#8220;Coach (Unseld) is always telling us to make a statement, in a big game like this one. I think we did that, tonight.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawrence finished with 17 points and turned in a strong defensive effort on the perimeter. Junior point guard Omari Glover scored 13 points and helped the Dragons dominate on the boards. Warren Central&#8217;s Malik Jefferson had 12 points, and teammate Damarion Walkup added 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/13-668x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1208\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/13.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/?attachment_id=1208#main\" class=\"wp-image-1208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/13-668x1024.jpg 668w, https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/13-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/13-768x1177.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/13-1002x1536.jpg 1002w, https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/13-1336x2048.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/13.jpg 1401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><strong>Warren Central&#8217;s Omari Glover works his way toward the basket in the Dragons&#8217; 91-69 victory over Bowling Green. <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/inbounds-894x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1207\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/inbounds.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/?attachment_id=1207#main\" class=\"wp-image-1207\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><strong>The Warren Central student section encourages the Dragons&#8217; Jaiden Lawrence in the second half of Tuesday night&#8217;s game. Lawrence was defending standout BGHS guard Turner Buttry on the play. Warren Central rolled to a 91-69 victory, improving to 10-1 with the victory.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BGHS point guard Turner Buttry led the Purples with 20 points, while teammate Curtis Lin finished with 14. Elijah Starks had 8 points for Bowling Green, while Deuce Bailey added 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;In a game like this, we needed all of our guys scoring out there, &#8221; Walkup said. &#8220;We knew we had to have a good start &#8230; Once Chappelle hit that first 3-pointer, everybody really had a lot of energy out there.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DG Sherrill would be inclined to agree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"917\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220104_182542407-1-917x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1199\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220104_182542407-1-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/?attachment_id=1199#main\" class=\"wp-image-1199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220104_182542407-1-917x1024.jpg 917w, https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220104_182542407-1-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220104_182542407-1-768x858.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220104_182542407-1-1375x1536.jpg 1375w, https:\/\/jimmashek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_20220104_182542407-1-1834x2048.jpg 1834w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 917px) 100vw, 917px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><strong>It was a tough night at the office for Bowling Green High School coach DG Sherrill and his Purples. Warren Central rolled to a 91-69 victory over BGHS.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Your start is important in a game like this,&#8221; Sherrill said. &#8220;We got on our heels, and they were on their toes. I&#8217;ve got to do a better job of coaching my team. In the first half, they were  probably shooting 75 percent from 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve got to get back to the drawing board, fix a few things on the practice floor. This game won&#8217;t define our season.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BGHS forward Brad Gurley looks forward to the Purples&#8217; next shot at the Dragons, scheduled for January 18 on the Bowling Green campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We really didn&#8217;t come out to play tonight,&#8221; Gurley said. &#8220;They had the fast start and had a lot of guys scoring. 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